PLAYBOY: THE MANSION ARTICLES

January 21, 2005 - Live the life of Hugh Hefner. That's what Playboy: The Mansion promises. It invites you to walk the halls of the infamous Playboy Mansion, a wildly hot babe on each arm, and erect a publishing empire second to none. As Hugh, you'll throw nightly parties full of socialites and topless women, form million-dollar contracts and rub shoulders with some of America's biggest characters. As Hugh, you'll command a loyal staff of journalists, photographers, executives and models, all of whom you can befriend or fire on a whim. Lastly, as Hugh, you'll command the affections of almost every woman who dares step through your front door.

January 6, 2005 - Hef's Playboy Mansion, the ultimate bachelor pad and setting for the first-ever Playboy video game, Playboy: The Mansion, has captured the imagination of countless fans who aspire to the Playboy lifestyle. Representing one of the most-famous estates on the planet was such a challenge because bringing Hef's lifestyle to the gaming world meant first being able to immerse the player in the experience of building his own dream house.

September 1, 2004 - In a nutshell, Playboy: The Mansion is like The Sims, but it has sex and sexuality and doesn't have you waking up Hef at four in the morning to mop up the bathroom floor, repair the sink, put out the microwave fire, and make breakfast for the family.

August 11, 2004 - When we heard that there was going to be a Playboy game, our first reaction was that of confusion. What would a game about Hef be like, anyway? And then we started to see some screenshots and some short videos, but we were still curious as to how one of the most important men of the 20th century and on will be portrayed. He wasn't going to be a cartoonish character, was he? And there would be lots of sex and Playmates, right? Right?

July 27, 2004 - Co-publishers Groove Games and ARUSH Entertainment today announced that Playboy: The Mansion has seized a little star power. World renowned hottie Carmen Electra and actor Tom Arnold will both have guest appearances in the game.

July 14, 2004 - There is no nakedness involved. The new Playboy: The Mansion website instead dedicates itself to the game it represents by offering galleries of screenshots, links to enthusiast and mainstream previews, a trailer, a few interviews, a brand new bulletin board, and a section where all of The Mansion's basics are covered. Despite extensive searching, we have uncovered no nakedness, but that's okay because the game still looks pretty darn fun.

June 7, 2004 - If there is one Mecca of pure, unadulterated bliss in the entire world, that place carries the name of The Playboy Mansion. It is the center of every man's hopes, dreams and things they cannot ever hope to have. We love the Playboy Mansion.
We, the ever-so-lucky few at IGN, were recently invited to set foot in the greatest place on Earth. We were there to check out the upcoming Playboy: The Mansion game, but we made time to admire other things.
As we were going over some footage of the event for about the 952nd time for our own personal reasons, we decided it was time to share the love and put together this little piece we like to call "The Playboy Mansion Experience." Inside you'll find such marvels as various Playmates, a look at the famous Grotto, and an interview with the Master Pimp himself, Hugh Hefner. Take a look.

May 21, 2004 - During E3 2004, IGN/GameSpy was proud to present LiveWire direct from the show floor, featuring live interviews with such gaming gurus and legends as Warren Spector, Peter Molyneux, Will Wright and lots, lots more. IGN Insiders were able to view the video feed live, in-progress and watch as these designers squirmed on the hot-seat as it was happening.
We're now proud to offer the LiveWire interviews in archived format, sliced and diced so that you don't even have to skip past the commercials. Enjoy.

April 23, 2004 - Groove Games and ARUSH Entertainment today announced a release date for the Playboy themed simulation strategy title, Playboy: The Mansion. Set to ship in time for a "holiday release" (probably not Veteran's day), The Mansion should help snowbound North Americans melt away the icy outside by steaming up computers and PlayStation 2s.

May 13, 2003 - Aside from a few wicked pinball machines a few decades back, Playboy has kept a relatively low profile in gaming. In the past, perhaps it was because all of the potential raunch the brand implies. After all, could Playboy exist alongside kid-friendly titles in your local game store? Not likely.

December 11, 2002 - It's high time we had a Playboy game, isn't it? We sure think so. In conjunction with ARUSH Entertainment and co-publisher Groove Games, Playboy Enterprises announced today its intention to make a set of sim-style Playboy videogames for PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox.